September 2025 - Page 14 of 24 - Long Island Life & Politics

Report: More People in NY Are Uninsured

September 13, 2025 Hank Russell Comments Off

By Hank Russell A recent report from the U.S. Census Bureau showed that the percentage of New Yorkers without insurance grew last year, making New York one of 18 states and the District of Columbia […]

Debanking Is a True Threat to Democracy

September 12, 2025 Hank Russell Comments Off

Throughout the 2024 campaign, we heard repeatedly from Democrats and the legacy media that Donald Trump was a threat to democracy. No doubt, he can be uncouth and often does things that require pushback, but […]

Crime Alert: Wanted for Stony Brook Identity Theft

September 12, 2025 Hank Russell Comments Off

Suffolk County Crime Stoppers and Sixth Precinct Investigative Unit officers are asking for the public’s help in identifying and locating the man who allegedly used a person’s identity to obtain a credit card and make […]

Crime Alert: Wanted for Lake Grove Petit Larceny

September 12, 2025 Hank Russell Comments Off

Suffolk County Crime Stoppers and Suffolk County Police Fourth Precinct Crime Section officers are asking for the public’s help in identifying and locating the woman who allegedly stole merchandise from a Lake Grove store in […]

Woman Arrested for Alleged Carjacking in Parking Lot

September 12, 2025 Hank Russell Comments Off

Allegedly Assaulted, Ran Over Elderly Woman Suffolk County Police arrested a woman after she allegedly stole a vehicle by force and intentionally ran over an elderly woman in Setauket. On September 11, an 84-year-old woman […]

Suffolk’s Roadway Crisis: Lives at Risk on Every Commute

September 12, 2025 Hank Russell Comments Off

Previously Published in The Messenger By Raheem Soto The Messenger has spent months reporting on the surge in vehicular-related crime across Suffolk County. From late-night drag races on residential streets in Islip, to repeat drunk […]

Town to Dedicate Neighborhood Park in Memory of Plainview Native

September 12, 2025 Hank Russell Comments Off

Was Captain of IDF, Killed by Hamas on October 7, 2023 A special dedication ceremony will take place at a Town of Oyster Bay Neighborhood Park in memory of Captain Omer Neutra, a Plainview native […]

Sept. 11 Education Bill Still Stuck in Assembly

September 12, 2025 Hank Russell Comments Off

By Hank Russell A piece of legislation that would amend the state’s Education Law to establish a committee to conduct a survey of instruction on the history and civic impact of the September 11, 2001 […]

Two 9/11 Bills Signed into Law

September 12, 2025 Hank Russell Comments Off

By Hank Russell On the 24th anniversary of the September 11, 2001, attacks, Governor Kathy Hochul signed into law a pair of bills introduced by local state legislators. Hochul has signed legislation to extend accidental […]

Will LIRR Engineers Go on Strike?

September 12, 2025 Hank Russell Comments Off

By Hank Russell Local and national officers of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers & Trainmen (BLET) will hold a news conference on September 15 to announce the results of a strike vote by its nearly […]